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Is stall a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word stall is a Scrabble US word. The word stall is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is stall a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word stall is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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5-letter words (3 found)

SALTL,STALL,TALLS,

4-letter words (8 found)

ALLS,ALTS,LAST,LATS,SALL,SALT,SLAT,TALL,

3-letter words (9 found)

ALL,ALS,ALT,ATS,LAS,LAT,SAL,SAT,TAS,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,AS,AT,LA,ST,TA,

You can make 26 words from stall according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of stall

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Definitions and meaning of stall

stall

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /stɔːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl
  • (US) IPA(key): /stɔl/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /stɑl/
  • Homophone: STOL (some accents)

Etymology 1

From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).

Noun

stall (plural stalls)

  1. (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
    Synonym: boose
  2. A stable; a place for cattle.
  3. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
  5. (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
  6. A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
  7. (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
  8. (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
  9. A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
  10. A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
    • 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
      When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix.
  11. A sheath to protect the finger.
  12. (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
  13. (Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Synonyms
  • (toilet stall): cubicle (UK, AU)
Derived terms
Related terms
  • orchestra stalls
  • stall-fed
Translations

Verb

stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)

  1. (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
  2. To fatten.
  3. (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
  4. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
  5. To forestall; to anticipate.
  6. To keep close; to keep secret.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).

Noun

stall (plural stalls)

  1. An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
  2. (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
Hyponyms
  • deep stall
Derived terms
  • shock stall
  • stall angle
  • stall speed
  • stall turn
Translations

Verb

stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)

  1. (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
  2. (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
  3. (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
  4. (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
  5. (intransitive, aviation) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
  6. (transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
  7. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
  8. (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
  9. (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
  10. (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
  11. (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
Synonyms
  • (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
  • (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate
Derived terms
  • forestall
  • stall for time
  • stall out
Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stall”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • talls

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stallr.

Noun

stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural staller, definite plural stallene)

  1. a stable (building where horses are housed)

Derived terms

  • lokomotivstall

References

  • “stall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stallr.

Noun

stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural stallar, definite plural stallane)

  1. a stable (building where horses are housed)

Derived terms

  • lokomotivstall

References

  • “stall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stalder, from Old Norse stallr.

Pronunciation

Noun

stall n

  1. stable, building for housing horses
  2. a team in certain sports, in particular racing.
  3. bridge (of a violin etc.)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Finnish: talli
    • → Ingrian: talli

Anagrams

  • talls

Source: wiktionary.org